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eight years Supervisor of Colusa county,
served four years as State Senator
prior to his recent election, was for
four years a Trustee of the Napa Insane
Asylum, for many years has been one OF
the most valued, careful and industrious
members of the Board of Directors of the
State Agricultural Society, and still is. He
is President of tie State Board of Prison
Directors. and in that capacity also serves
upon the State Pathological Commission.
He is man of domestic tastes, of strong
love for the State. OF devotion 10 all proper
schemes to advance her interests,
and is generally public-spirited
clean-hearted and broad-minded citi-
zen who commands the respect of all
who know him. and whose influence in
and out of the Senateis weighty, and never
upon the side wrong or oppression, or
in faver of any misrule or unwholesomn
agitation. Mr.. Boggs is large landed
proprietor, and in every sense a represent
alive agric1lturalist of the State He is q
man OF broad information, cautious habit,
slower to judgment than most men, but
strong in purpose. collected, and once re-
solved is firm and loyal to princi-
pie. Mr.. Boggs is of quiet and I'M
obtrusive habit, not given to pushing him
self to the front, but coming there never
theless, by reason of his sterling good
qualities, his high character for probity and
conscientiousness, his purity of life and
his unwavering devotion to the interests of
his State, in which, perhaps. no Californian
takes more sincere pride. He is Demo-
GRAFT
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HON. j. p. ABBOTT.
Member of the Senate from the Fifteenth
District, Marin and Contra Costa.

District, Marin and Contra Costa.
Hon. j. p Abbott. who represents the
Fifteenth Senatorial District. is a native of
Boscawen, n. II. He received preparatory
education in the schools of his native State
teaching school while preparing for college,
as many a sturdy, Woodworking young
man of New England has done, 10 make
sufficient money to pay his way to higher
education He entered Dartmouth College
and there devoted himself to study assid-
uously for two years. He came to Cali
fornia in the year 1868, and now resides at
Antioch, Contra Costa county. He is mar
ried, and lawyer by profession, but is
also interested in lumber merchandising.
Mr. Abbott has filled the Office Of
Deputy District Attorney and Dep
ten years he was editor and
Il proprietor of the Antioch Ledger, and
made it one of the cleanest, best ordered
and practical papers that came in all that
period to our exchange table. It's ex-
pressions were under him direct, vigorous,
without fear, just, and in the highest in
terests of the State and the immediate
clientage of the journal. Senator Abbott
is one of the authors of the Abbott Wright
irrigation bill, one of the chief measures
before the Legislature. He has been a
warm advocate OF the repeal of Section
1922 of the Code, relating to riparian
rights. and is author OF measure to ex-
empt fishing boats and nets from execu-
ton. and of bill to require County Re-
corders to keep a miscellaneous record.
There are other important measures of
which he is the author, and to which he
has given especial attention. Senator Alb
bott never participates in unnecessary de-
bate in the Senate. but is never silent when
important measures require intelligent
consideration. He is clear and forcible
speaker, and an able champion of any
measure that appeals to his sense of justice
and proprie,y. The farming industries of
the State have in him faithful representa-
tive, while his every vote and act is so
directed as to uphold the rights and inter
es.s of ali The people and of all sections.
lie is Republican.
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HON. j. n. e. WILSON.
Member of the senate from the Twenty
second District San francisco

second District, San Francisco.
Hon. J. n. e. Wilson is one of the
Younger members of the Senate, and one
of those whose career gives especial prom
| Use of future prominence of large degree.
Nj Wilson resides in San Francisco, which
is the place of his nativity. He begai. his
education in the common schools of the
State and progressed to the State Uni
versity at Berkeley. from which he was
graduated with high honor Being born
in December. 1856, ne is but about so years
of age, and is, therefore, in the very prime
of vigorous young manhood. He was adj
mitied to the bar very soon after his Uni
versity graduation, and has since pursued
the profession of the law as livelihood.
He was Prosecuting Attorney OF the
Police Court of San Francisco for
two and half years-a position of
the most exacting kind, aud reqnir-
ing skill and legal readiness OF high
order At the time of his election to the
Senate he was District Attorney of the city
and county of San Francisco. position he
filled with marked ability and full COM
prehension of all its weighty responsibility
Mr. Wilson is a married man; he is Re-
publican, and was elected Senator in the
face of double opposition and in district
by no means owned by the party.
But his personal popularity, his ac-
knowlcdged ability, and his fitness for
the place, carried him through In the
Senate, be is prominent figure and his
speeches command uniform respect and
interested hearing. He is clear and
forcible reasoner, speaker of vigor and
finish. He reads character readily, and
his analysis of motives is seldom, if ever,
at fault. Recently he delivered speech
in the Senate upon the insurance bill,
which. though long, held the Senate at
tentively, and received COMMUNICATION at
the hands of all who heard it, even the
opponents whom he antagonized. One of
the finest forensic efforts made in any Cali
fornia Legislature was that of Mr. Wilson
in January, in placing Hon. Henry Vroo-
man in nomination for U. s. Senator.
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HON. +. Il. DRAY.
Member of the Senate from the Thir-
tenth District, Sacramento.

Hon. Findley K. Dray is one of the best
known and foremost citizens of Sacra-
mento, man of unimpeachable character,
fine business qualifications, progressive
ideas, liberal views, and throughly en-
rapport with all efforts to advance the COM
munity in which he lives and to foster the
best interests of the State. He was born in
Bedford, Bedford county, Pa, October %,
1888. From 1889 to 1874 he lived in Iowa
from "A to AS, in Missouri from AS to 80,
in Illinois. He came across the plains to
California, arriving July Il, 1850, snd
made his first stop at Placervile. He
came soon to Sacramento, and has resided
here for thirty-six years. He received his
education in the old-time public schools in
Missouri, between 1910 and 1877, but he has
added far more to his store of knowledge
by reading. diligent private study and by
activity in walks of business that tend to
develop the true man thoroughly and en-
large his store of knowledge. He was
Deputy Sheriff of Sacramento county.
under James McClatchy, in 1864 s. Public
Administrator of Sacramento In 1S66-67
County Assessor of Sacramento from
1868 to 1873, inclusive, and served
as Supervisor for the unexpired term
of FL. o. Seymour, deceased. He be-
gan business on arriving in California
as a miner at Georgetown, Amador county,
in August, 1850, and after one months ex-
perience in the mines he came to Sacra-
mento and engaged in the manufacture of
mining rockers and long toms for placer
mining In April. 1851, he went to Sierra
county, locating a claim where the town of
La Porte now stands. He had varying
successes until July, when he returned to
Sacramento, and worked in building the
first fifty tanning mills constructed in Cal
ifornia. working on the spot where the
Capitol now stands. In May, 1852, he
drove team for q livelihood, and after
visits to other parts of the State north of
Sacramento, returned shortly after the great
fire to find the city very nearly wiped
OUT and also deluged with water He
went to McCourtneys Crossing Nevada
county, in July, 1858, where he was en,-
ployed in merchandising until June, 1854,
when he returned to Sacramento, and To-
Gated a tract of land five miles south of
the city, and followed farming until 1857,
when he sold out his farm and settled in
the city, taking a clerkship in the grocery
business until 1862, having married IN jan
uary of the preceding year. In 1863 be
spent some months in the Reese River
mines, but at no time abandoned his resi-
dence here. For several years Mr. Dray has
been Surveyor for the Sacramento Bank,
and Director of that institution. Senator
Dray is an old-line Republican, very indie
pendent in his views, takes interest in po-
Iitical activities, is fearless in announcing
and defending his views, and frank and
manly in his treatment of opponents. Mr..
Dray is the father of eight children, and
has buried one daughter.
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HON. JOIN WI. RosT.
Member of Assembly from the Sixty-sev
enth District, MERGED ami Mariposa.

The Hon. John W. Bost represents the
Sixty-seventh District, and is a Democrat.
He was born in Cabarrus county, n. c., in
1884, came from Mississippi to California in
1919, and for the past 26 years has resided
in MERGED county. He was married in 1863
to daughter of the late Dr. John Witt
hugh Ia Virginia family. He received
common school education, and by profess
sion is a surveyor and civil engineer. Was
elected County Surveyor of MERGED in 1861,
appointed County Clerk in 1862, was elected
to that Office in 1863, and by virtue of his
office was ex oificio Auditor and Recorder.
In 1867 was nominated by the Democratic
State Convention for State Surveyor-Gen-
eral. and was elected over Charles F. Reed,
OF Yolo county, the Republican nominee.
He was nominated for tie same office
in 1871, but it being an off year heswas
showed under with The rest of che 6. o. p,
although he ran considerably ahead OF his
ticket. While Surveyor General he was
ex officio Register of the State Land
Office ex officio member of the Board of
State Tide Land Commissioners, Governor
Haight and Controller Robert Watt being
the other two members. He ran for State
Harbor Commissioner in 1874, but having
but three days notice, not sufficient time to-
distribute his tickets throughout the State,
ne was defeated some OOU votes Oy ldut
Neumann, at present AttorneyGeneral of
the Sandwich Islands. Was again elected
Surveyor of MERGED county in 1879 In
1880 was elected to the Legislature from
MERGED and Mariposa, serving the regular
and extra sessions. At that he introduced
an irrigation bill which failed to pass for
want of time. He introduced bill which
became law, relating to the redemption
of State lands sold for delinquent interest,
giving purchasers a year in which to
redeem, a la% that proved boon to
many poor man. He also re-
corded his vote at that session
against the celebrated debris bill; :"
was nominated for the Legislature again
in 1884 by the Democratic Convention, but
declined in favor of Hon. G. @. Goucher,
of Mariposa; was nominated for the As
sembly in 1856, and was elected by ma
jority of $50, running over 100 votes ahead
of Governor Bartlett Mr. Bost's has been
an eventful life. He came to California
when a boy of rs years underwent all the
ups and downs. priyations, vicissitudes and
hardships of pioneer life. He first worked
in the mines and afterwards tried farming.
In 1S53-54 he learned the profession OF sur
veyor with the late General II. A. Higley,
who was at that time County Surveyor OF
Alameda. Mr.. Bost is hard worker, and
is ably representing the interests of his
section, while devoting his native energy
and talent 10 the interests of the entire
State.
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HON. A. cAMINETrI.
| Member of Senate from the Fourteenth
/ District, Amador and CaIaveras.

District, Amador and Calaveras.
Hon. Anthony Caminetti, Senator from
the Fourteenth District, is native of Jack
son, Amador county, Cal, and never has
passed outside the State. He is in the
truest and highest sense a representative
of CALIFORNIA; native young manhood. He
is married man, q lawyer by profession,
a Democrat in politics. and resides in the
place of his nativity. He was educated in
the common schools of Jackson and of San
Francisco, and was graduated from the
State University. He has, besides practic-
ing law, engaged considerably, and for q
number of years, in the prosecution ofmin-
ing and viticuitural industries. He has
filed the position of District Attorney for
Amador for three terms was an alternate
upon the Hancock Presidential ticket; was
member of the Assembly in the Twenty
fifth session of the Legislature, representing
Amador, and now has been exalted by his
people TO the position of Senator. In the
Legislature he has devoted himself espe-
ciaily to measures involving the interests
of mining and viticulture, but more par
ticularly has he labored for the betterment
of the public schools of the interior. Four
years ago he caused an important step for
ward to be taken by the State in the direc-
ton OF remodeling the school system, and
III InlS SESSION. ne LAS Introduced Il OIL
making the law of four years ago effective
and practical. The systems the law he
secured underlies, has become so well
known as to be referred to by the President
of the State University on behalf of the
Board of Regents, in his recent biennial
report to the Governor, by the popular title
The Caminetti Systems President
Holden devotes several pages to their ex-
animation and to comparison with other
methods, and much to The credit of the
Oaminetti systems. 1t is not possible in
this brief notice to refer extendedly TO the
systems, since they involve. the courses of
study in the grammar and high schools,
and the time it is TO be pursued-especially
with reference to fitting pupils for the
science colleges of the University. Senator
Caminetti is about as ready debater as
there is in the Senate, and few measures
get through without his careful scrutiny.
He generally favors the keeping down of
appropriations to the lowest figure consist
ont with tho interests af the State
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HON. j. w. ATBERTOS.
Member of the Assembly from the TWEEN
ty-eighth District, Marin.

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LII =. W. Atielton' who 50 amy repre-
sents, Marin county IN me Assembly, IS a
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ne was porn Ia lne atate OF Name IN 800,
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$50 ga ;aa a. re ea'he - Oaliloi!lia III
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s3he ysars. ms present business is that
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G ito,i - ohaiaiia,l u 1ne assembly
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primitive conditions, since their settlement
is matter of greater difficulty, and their
topography presents but little expanse of
valley lands. though many rich
small valleys. They are both
counties exceedingly rich in
natural resources, ard certain TO come to
the front as two of the most important
lumber and agricultural counties of the
coast Mr. Yell was born in Fayetteville,
Ark, and reared at Nashville, Tenn. He
came to California early in the year 1871,
and his residence is now at Ukiah City, the
county seat of Mendocino county. He is a
married man, lawyer by profession, and
standing high at the bar for legal attain
ments and forensic ability. Mr.. Yell
was educated at the University of Nash
Vile and pursued his law-reading in the
offices OF W. G. & NJ. NJ. Brine. He
was early after his entry into the
State brought forward TO serve the
people, being chosen District Attorney for
Mendocino county and serving from 1880
to 1883. He was sent TO the Assembly
from Mendocino in 1884, was made Dis
trict Attorney again from 1885 to 1887,
and elected Senator in 1886. He was
chosen as alternate delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention in 1884. Mr..
Yell is regarded as one OF the influential
members of the Senate, although he occu-
pies comparatively little Of the valuable
time of that body in speechmaking.
Whenever he sees fit to enter into debate,
however, his remarks always command al
tentiop. He uses excellent language has
q fine address, and invariably speaks TO the
point. Although Democrat. he seldom
refers to the fact daring debate, and is one
of those who seems to be impressed with
the fart that ha ia in tha Senate IN rapre-
sent his entire constituency and the general
Interests of the people of the State. Pro-
crastination of every sort finds in Senator
Yell an uncompromising enemy; and,
while liberal toward all worthy State insti-
tutions, his voice is generally heard in the
interest of economy in the dispensation of
public funds
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HON. j. MARION BROOKS.
Member of the Assembly from the s
cnty-fifth District, Kern and yentur.

Member of the Assembly from the Sew
enty-fifth District, Kern and Ventura.
One Of the leading Democratic members
OF the House is ]. Marion Brooks, who
represents the counties of Kern anGVeniufa.
he was born near NJ unit Vernon X ,ck-
castle county, Ky September %, 1880. His
iatber was native of Virginia. his mother
OF Kentucky. He had a liberal education
at the University of Kentucky. at Lexing-
ton. He came to California in August,
1871, and settled at San Buenaventnra.
where he has since resided. He is a law
yer by profession, and one OF the leaders
Of the democracy in the southern portion
OF the State. He is a successful man in
every walk of life, man who wieIds an
Influence in his section, and wins the re-
spect of all for his blunt, onispoken, hon-
est way CT dealing souarely with every
issue as he finds it He was one of the
founders of the bank of Ventura. At the
organization OF the county. in 1873. he was
elected its District Attorney and was re-
elected to that position in 1879 In 1880,
ne ran for the Assembly but was defeated
o. the Republican candidate, the Hon.
Milton Wasnn, by n majority OF seventeen
V ties. 81 that election Mr.. Bro oks ran 400
ahead OF hs ticket. In 1ss2 he was elected
to tie State Sci ate frem the district
compos ed of the counties of San Lnis
Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.
He is one of the strongest debaters on the
floor OF the House, and defends his meas
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HON. b. V. SARGENT.

Senator from the TIL rty-fifth District.
Monterey and San Benito.
Hon. Bradley Varnum Sargent represents
San Benito and Monterey counties in the
Senate those two comprising the Thirty
eth District. He was born in Grafton
county, New Hampshire, August, 1923,
resided for some time in Boston, Massa-
chuset,s, and came to California in July,
1919, coming direct to Sacramento. He
received his education in the public schools
of his native State. He is married man
and4esides in Monterey. where he is ex-
tensively engaged in stock-raising. MIR.
Sargent, while always active in public
affairs for the benefit of his community
and the State, has not made Office an end,
and prior to his election to the State Sem
ate had held only the office of a Justice of
the Peace and served his county as one of
her Supervisors. He is Democrat.
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HON. rHos. H. MCDONALD.
senator from the Twenty-s,xth District,
san Francisco.


Hon Thomas Henry Mcdonald was born
in Peabody, Mass of Irish parentage, and
is "a years of age. Heariived in California
in 1867. in his native State he received a
good common school education, and. being
apprenticed to printer, soon acquired his
trade and became a rapid and skilifnl
workman, and as pressman is first-class
in the trade. He subsequently, served in
all the varied capacities necessary to the
life and conduct of a newspaper, from print
er's devil to editor, in each situation acquit-
ting himself with credit. Under several
administrations he has served in the State
Printing Office in California. and at the
time of his election TO the Senate from San
Francisco he was Foreman of the Press De-
partmept of the State Printing Office at
Sacramento. In 1884 he was Ella .ed to the
Assembly from the Forty-sixtb District,
San Francisco, and served also from that
city for the Twelfth District in the Assembly
that preceded that session. He is a man of
public spirit, keen observant powers. He
seldom speaks in the Senate, but is dill
gent, studious and watchful for the inter-
ests of the constituency he represen s. A
worker himself, Senator Mcdonald is justly
regarded By the laboring element-not only
Of his own district, but of others-as one Of
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HON. HIRAM NJ, BARTON.
Member of Assembly from Seventy-ninth
District, San BE nardino.


Hiram NJ Barton, of San Bernardno,
Assemblyman from the Seventy ninth Dis
tTict, is Native Son of the Golden West.
having been born in the county OF Los An
geles in 1856. FIR the past tweniy-nine
years he has been resident OF the county
he so ably represents in the Assembly.
His father was a native of South Carolina,
his mother of Missouri. He is engaged in
fruit culture, and has not before held any
public position. In politics he is a s.anch
Democrat. He is a member Of the follow
ing Assembly committees Water Rights
and Drainsge, Counties and County Bound
aries, and Indian Affairs. He is AN indus
trious member, always at bis post, and
thoroughly scrutiniziDg every measure that
comes before the House. He introduced
and secured The passage of bill giving an
additional Superior Judge to his county.
His course in the Assembly since the be-
ginning has been marked with consistency
and an evident desire 10 be fair. He has
gained the respect of his colleagues by mis-
native modesty and gentlemanly demeanor
on the floor. and bis courteous treatment
of all with whom he comes in contact. He
will return to his constituents laureled with
the praises of all good and true citizens.
He is the right man in the right place, and
his record is one which not only reflects
credit upon the individual but upon the
party which placed him in the position he
50 ably fills
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land, and IS years Of age. His father was
a native of Scotland, and his mother OF
Massachusetts. He has resided in Califor-
MIA nineteen years, and until few years
ago his home was in Sacramento. At a
very early age he became actively engaged
in business and the practice of law, and
while yet under legal age he was declared
to be such by special enactment of the
Legislature. General Clunie is large
property. owner in Sacramento county,
which he formerly represented in the As
sembly He has been prominently con-
nected with the National Guard of the
State, having been General of the Second
Brigade He is a Democrat, and prominent
among the leaders of bis partY.
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HON. w. w. BOWER.

Senator from the Fortieth District, San
Diego and San Bernardino.
DIR. Bowers is a native of Whitestown,
Oneida county, n. Y, where he was born
in 1884. Heis Republican, and promi-
nent member of his party's representatives
in the Senate. His father was native OF
Connecticut and his mother of Scotland.
He was for many years farmer in Wis
consin, and came to California in 1869, To-
eating in San Diego county, where he has
since resided. He was member of the
Assembly in 1854, and was for eight
years Collector Of the Port of San Diego.